Prow ornament for an outrigger canoe, the transverse piece, lagim that is placed behind the tabuyo; asymmetric shape, carved relief designs. 43.5 cm length, 31 cm width
Donor:
Bronislaw Malinowski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua Region
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea; Massim att.
Culture or time period:
Massim
Collector:
Bronislaw Malinowski
Collection date:
1914-1920
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1971-1972 #143: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (May 15, 1972–May 15, 1972)